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Comments: Fess up, John. Did you make Dru give you a boost up to that 6 foot geocache?
Comments: And you got a nifty pic of the world's cleanest Miata key!
Comments: Been a while since I posted a geocaching adventure, so here is a recent one. The GPS coordinates took me to the corner of a parking lot in a little business park in nearby Harper's Landing. When I got there all I could see was a fence, some grass and two telephone poles. http://people.consolidated.net/swsw/hl_biz_pk-a.jpg I searched for 15 minutes but could not find the well hidden cache. I gave up, walked back to my car, turned around to take one last survey of the area and something caught my eye. About 6' ft. up the nearest telephone pole was a nail with a green backing - like someone had nailed a poster there at one time. http://people.consolidated.net/swsw/hl_biz_pk-b.jpg I walked up to the pole and gave the nail a tug. It easily came out. To my surprise, there was the cache! A tiny plastic tube with a rolled up log inside to sign. The fake nailhead and green circle were glued to the cap of the tube. Wickedly clever! http://people.consolidated.net/swsw/hl_biz_pk-c.jpg
Comments: Lynell, All that with one hand and the wrong one at that????? 
Comments: I dropped my Toyota key into a puddle, then got up my nerve and fished it out without HAZMAT gear. It worked fine and I didn't catch anything. John, did Dru add a flavorful sauce and serve the rice? Phyllis, can I rent your grandsons to come over and make this DVD player stop flashing 12:00? I have several electronic projects on hold for them. I saw a news story about how DISD (I think it was) is going to stop teaching cursive writing and use that time to teach computer skills. Former superintendent Linus Wright wants to ditch 12th grade because it costs too much. ahem. He makes me happy I don't live in DISD.
Comments: "UNCOOKED" rice ... now Phyllis tells me. No wonder my keyless remote is on the fritz again.
Comments: I needed a battery for my 2002 Honda car key and the dealership gave me one, I had just had some work done there to the tune of around $200 maintenance. I guess I looked,am,poor.
Comments: My Grandsons, who -- like most teenagers -- are electronic geniuses, claim that you can save almost any hardware that has been immersed in water (of which they have beaucous experience) by taking it apart and burying the parts in a container of uncooked rice, followed by, if necessary, a thorough blow-out with a hair dryer. They have successfully revived more phones than I can count, plus numerous handheld video games (e.g., Nintendo ds). Caveat: don't try this with an iPod Touch; it won't work -- because of the way the battery is mounted -- and you'll end up with even more damage.
Comments: My "YOUNG" wife LaVeta washed my cell phone in her bath robe pocket, lucky I had another and switched the card out,works fine !!
Comments: Barry, We are Lexus people and have a 2009 and a 2011 the keys are still batteries. I did have to go to the dealer, but the battery was not 2K......whoa!!! I think it was $95.
Comments: John: You won the case but didn't buy another key and remote? I guess now you might spend that court money and buy that extra set? For those with newer cars, the keys have a chip in them and there is no replaceable battery. The key is charged when it is used, so don't simply put the extra key in a drawer and forget it. When you need it, it might be dead and not work. We have a BMW 750 in the shop right now with that problem. We are probably going to have to get 2 new keys and an EWS unit and program everything to talk to one another. We're talking over $2K. Bottom line-take care of those keys.
Comments: Michael, that was some news story. haaaaa. I hope Clay's shoes fit the criminal okay. Janelle, thank you. I haven't left the house in a couple of days and the term stir crazy comes to mind.
Comments: I posted a link on the 64 guest book you might wanna see. My son Clay was involved in one of the funnest stories you will ever hear about a rodeo bullfighter, an escaping inmate, and a rapper named Bunny B
Comments: Lynell, Thank God, you had surgery. I got just a little nervous when I saw you posing with a "hand puppet." Whew, am I relieved.
Comments: Lynell, you and I are in sad shape. You've got a sock puppet friend (of sorts) and I'm resorting to Mr. Potato Head as a Life Coach. And you are correct in that statement about the keys being part of an earlier "litigation". Had to take the former Miata owner to Small Claims Court in 2008 to get $$ to replace one set of keys he was supposed to deliver. Maybe the key soaking is some sort of Cosmic-Kharma Payback for winning that case? Cynthia, we had an unusual "find" on the way home from Dallas. We stopped off in Tehuacana, TX, to donate some Ben A. Matthews memorabilia to the museum at the former Westminster College. Matthews was the Athletic Coach there back in 1929 at the young age of 26. Here is a link to the tiny community and school: http://www.texasescapes.com/CentralTexasTownsNorth/Tehuacana-Texas.htm In 1930 Ben moved on to Dallas to coach at Sunset High. Jud, I had my "murse" (man purse) with me at El Fenix and told anyone who asked that it was a camera case. Charlotte - I am off to Walgreen's to buy a new battery for the car remote. Barry Gibbs generously gave me that same advice, plus urged me to take the thing apart and get after it with a blow dryer. We shall see ...
Comments: Lynell, you look so wonderful...are you sure you had surgery yesterday? John, your remote will work with new battery, but you probably have to go to the dealer to get one....they make 'em that way$$$$$$ I just went through that with Terry's remote!
Comments: John - I think it is just you. Likely would go with either less pockets to check or stop putting things in all the pockets..... Funny story again nonetheless. Hope you found more of interest for your efforts though. By the way, did you find anything of interest on your trip up North and back? That is beside all the interesting El Fenix folks....
Comments:  Here's me and my new friend Midge. I woke up after hand surgery yesterday, and there she was.
Comments: Oh, noooooo. Was that the Miata key that was the subject of litigation?
Comments: Please, not a fanny pack! How about a man purse?
Comments: After a wet, squishy metal detecting hunt yesterday, I came home and threw my muddy cargo pants in the wash. Of course I checked all the many pockets first - or so I thought. Later in the day I found my car keys in the bottom of the washing machine as I was transferring the clothes to the dryer. The keys are attached to a remote that controls the Miata door locks, trunk hatch, and panic button. For some reason none of the buttons work anymore? Fortunately, the key still starts the car, but the other functions ... nada, zip, zilch. There is no fool like an old fool. Last month I made the same mistake - only that time I left my wallet in one of the pockets. Got to go through the pain of replacing all paper ID items like my Medicare Card etc. Given my level of dementia, I can only come up with two solutions: 1. Quit wearing cargo pants and buy some jeans and a fanny pack, or 2. Instruct my wife to use my metal detector to go over all my clothes before they go into the wash. Have others of you experienced a similar problem or is it just me? My "Life Coach" (Spud McPherson) gave me a harsh lecture this morning on the consequences of leaving such items in the pre-wash laundry pile. 
Comments: Thanks, Strange Lady... But I'm waiting on the nachos and Margarita.
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Comments: Sharon, we missed you!
Comments: Looks as if a good time was had by all at the luncheon. Steve and I actually ended up at the El Fenix in Mesquite about 3:00 p.m. after we had taken care of several things and I thought about you all. Hopefully, we can make the next one.
Comments: Sorry, Johnny. Thanks for letting us know who you are. I hope you post on here frequently! That's the only rule here -- sign your first and last name. It was great to see you at the luncheon, and great to see you post on here. Please come back any time!
Comments: Lynell: Oops I did not know that. Johnny Brown
Comments: Uh, please sign your whole name or I'll have to delete this. You know the rule. Sorry to be this way, but we don't want this GB to end up badly. Thank you for understanding.
Comments: John Southworth I was looking on Craigslist under sporting goods, Dallas. I found this add. Whites spectrum xlt perfect condition all books cz-7a quicksilver perfect condition these sell for $800-$1000 it says both for $250 does that mean $250 each or $250 for the better hurry don't pass this up Johnny B
Comments: Lonnie Harmon sent me a picture of Lillian Scoma to add to yesterday's group. Thank you!! I claim addlepatedness as my excuse for missing her. I have no excuse for failing to take my husband's picture other than -- DER! Jud, I think you and your wife should saddle up and come to the next SOC luncheon. They're always fun. What's ten hours of painful traffic? |
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